Mention the causes of the rapid growth of population in India from 1951 to 1981.
The causes:
(i)rapid fall in the mortality rate
(ii)It is in this period, after the Independence, that developmental activities were introduced through a centralised planning process and economy started showing up ensuring the improvement of living condition of people at large.
(ii)Consequently, there was a high natural increase and higher growth rate. Besides, increased international migration bringing in Tibetans, Bangladeshis, Nepalies and even people from Pakistan contributed to the high growth rate.
Mention the four language families in India. Which one of them is spoken by the largest number of population in the country? In which four states this language is mainly spoken?
What do you know about the linguistic composition of India? Explain.
Examine the religious composition of India.
Explain the four different phases of population growth in India along the factors responsible for it.
